1,874 ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,854
- 2016: 1,746
- 2021: 1,874
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Miles · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Miles
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty per cent of people in Miles are married, marking it as the most common relationship status in the area. This community of 1,874 people has a typical resident age of 38, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
1,874
▲ +1.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Miles — higher than 78% of areas.
| Miles | 1,874 |
|---|---|
| 4415, QLD | 2,166 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,874 is larger than about 80% of similar areas. While the typical resident is 38, this is much lower than most areas of this type.
38 yrs ▼ -5.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.9%, a result that is around the middle for its level.
18.9% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Miles splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most similar areas, at 15.9%.
9.8% ▲ +105.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▲ +78.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Miles splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Miles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31833/miles/topic/demographics-identity